Man arrested in Pickering Square weapon incident

Bangor Police officers Brian Smith (left) and Joe Baillargeon right take John Leonard, 47, of Bangor into custody on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Leonard was arrested and charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

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Bangor Police officer Jim Dearing removes what appears to be a folding knife from a snow bank near Pickering Square on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 after responding to a report of men fighting with a knife in that area.

Kevin Bennett | BDN

Bangor police officers search snow banks around Pickering Square in Bangor after responding to a report of men fighting with a knife in the area on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013.

BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor man was arrested and charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon Monday afternoon after Bangor police responded to a report of disorderly activity involving four men at Pickering Square.

John C. Leonard, 47, was arrested and charged in the incident, which was reported at 2:23 p.m. Monday, authorities said.

“The initial emergency call was for four men pushing and shoving,” said Bangor police officer Joe Baillargeon, one of seven officers who responded to the scene. “While we were responding, we were notified that someone had pulled a knife.”

Baillargeon could not confirm if a knife or other weapon was recovered at the scene.

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Leonard was being held at the Penobscot County Jail on $500 cash bail and was still in custody early Monday evening.